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Job Description
Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mapping Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Mapping Technicians
- Tax Map Technician
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Photogrammetric Technician
- Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
- Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist
- Mapping Technician
- Mapping Editor
- Geospatial Analyst
- CAD Technician (Computer Aided Design Technician)
- Aerotriangulation Specialist
- Topographical Drafter
- Topographic Computator
- Technical Illustrations Map Inker
- Survey and Mapping Technician
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereo Map Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Plane Tableman
- Mosaicist
- Mapping Supervisor
- Mapping Specialist
- Map Editor
- Map Drafter
- Map Compiler
- Geodetic Computator
- Field Map Technician
- Draftsman
- Drafting Technician
- Cartography/Mapping Technician
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartographic Aide
- Assessment Technician
- Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Tasks for “Cartographic Drafter”
- Identify and compile database information to create maps in response to requests.
- Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
- Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
- Answer questions and provide information to the public or to staff members regarding assessment maps, surveys, boundaries, easements, property ownership, roads, zoning, or similar matters.
- Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.
- Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments.
- Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
- Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps or drawings.
- Redraw or correct maps, such as revising parcel maps, to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records or surveys.
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.
- Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
- Produce presentations of surface or mineral ownership layers by interpreting legal survey plans.
- Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.
- Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
- Create survey description pages or historical records related to the mapping activities or specifications of section plats.
- Form three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments.
- Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
- Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
- Identify, research, and resolve anomalies in legal land descriptions, referring issues to title or survey experts as appropriate.
- Lay out and match aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken and identify any areas missing from photographs.
- Research resources such as survey maps or legal descriptions to verify property lines or to obtain information needed for mapping.
- Compute and measure scaled distances between reference points to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics.
- Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.
- Train staff members in duties such as tax mapping, the use of computerized mapping equipment, or the interpretation of source documents.
Related Technology & Tools
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Drafting kits
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Plotters
- Notebook computers
- Laser printers
- Tablet computers
- Triangles
- Protractors
- Drafting compasses
- Desktop computers
- Engineering scales
- Digital cameras
- Scanners
- T-squares
- Drafting templates
- Digitizers
- Personal computers
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Excel
- ESRI ArcToolbox
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
- RockWare ArcMap
- IMAGINE OrthoBASE
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcSDE
- ESRI MapObjects
- Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
- MapInfo
- ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
- Graphics software
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Digital elevation model DEM software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Hexagon Intergraph
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase
- 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
- Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
- ESRI ArcIMS
- MicroSurveyCAD
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Trimble GPS Pathfinder
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Database software
- Autodesk Land Desktop
- ESRI ArcView
- Mapping software
- Trimble TerraSync
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Systems Adobe Writer
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Bentley MicroStation
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- JavaScript
- ESRI ArcEditor
- PCI Geomatics software
- Structured query language SQL
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Access
- TELEDYNE CARIS
- PCI Geomatics eCognition
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI Maplex
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Tripod Data Systems COGO
- QuarkXpress Passport
- 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
- Microsoft Visual Basic